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Farms and Food in the Hudson Valley Some police chiefs argue vague law gives discretion Hudson Valley By Michael Turton Farms, by the newly enacted state law that for- bids police departments from re- Numbers A leasing mug shots after an arrest is receiving mixed reviews from law enforcement agencies. Feds release new The law, signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo agricultural census on April 12 as part of the 2019-20 state budget, prohibits police from releasing By Chip Rowe “booking information about an individual, including booking photographs, unless utchess County has lost 58 farms public release of such information will and 9 percent of its growing land serve a specific law-enforcement purpose,” D since 2012 while Putnam has add- such as “disclosure of a photograph to ed 17 farms and 21 percent more acreage, alert victims or witnesses to come forward according to the latest census compiled by to aid in a criminal investigation.” the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to the governor’s office, the law However, in both counties, agricultural specifically targets online sites that post mug sales fell. In Putnam, the drop was 22 per- shots and demand payment for their removal. cent, according to the USDA data, which Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley was released on April 11. Jr. said he believes the vague wording of the The agency based its numbers on sur- law regarding exceptions for “law-enforce- veys sent to 3 million farmers and ranch- ment purposes” allows him discretion and 100-POINT CLUB — Mame Diba, Jagger Beachak and Sam Giachinta have each joined ers. The federal government has collected that his office will continue to release the the 100-point club (goals and assists) for the Haldane lacrosse team this season, information on agriculture since 1840 and mug shots of people who are arrested. and on Monday (April 15), in the Blue Devils’ first-ever victory over rival Putnam since 1920 has conducted the census every Valley, Giachinta scored his 100th career goal. See Page 20. Photo by Amy Kubik (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on Page 9) How They Voted: Dutchess County Legislators consider liquor store hours, ethics reform

By Jeff Simms p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and for an hour — from 9 to 10 a.m. — on New ince January, the 25-member Year’s Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of Dutchess County Legislature, which July, Labor Day and Thanksgiving. On S includes Frits Zernike and Nick Sundays, stores can sell wine and liquor Page, who each represent parts of Beacon, from noon to 9 p.m. has voted on dozens of resolutions. Zernike, who wrote the bill and was its Some address routine matters, such as ap- primary sponsor, voted yes, as did Page, pointments to boards and committees, but but County Executive Marc Molinaro this others have more impact. Below are a few week vetoed it, saying the public wasn’t giv- recent legislative decisions that stood out, en enough time to weigh in. A two-thirds along with Zernike and Page’s votes on each majority, or 17 legislators, can override the when the tally was not unanimous. veto. If that happens, the state Liquor Au- Liquor-store hours thority must still approve the change. The Legislature voted 18-6 on April 8 to Zernike said the law would not require YOUNG CHEFS — On April 10, in a weekly after-school class called Wee Chefs at the Manitou School in Cold Spring that is open to the community, students prepared allow wine and liquor sales until 9 p.m. on liquor stores to change their hours. “They grain bowls with quinoa, a selection of vegetables, feta cheese and homemade weeknights, Saturdays and on holidays. can close any time they want, just like a dressings. Instructor Nancy Bayer is shown with Sadie MacInness, Suri Stuart and hardware store can decide to open Satur- State law allows the sale of wine and li- Amalie Bagaria. See Page 19 for more photos. Photo by Ross Corsair quor in Dutchess County from 9 a.m. to 7 (Continued on Page 6) 2 April 19, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org FIVE QUESTIONS: GRETCHEN DYKSTRA By Alison Rooney

retchen Dykstra, of Cold Spring, a lot, and one person led to another. My ance and were committed to whatever it is the author of Civic Pioneers: teacher for two-and-a-half years, [jour- was they were advocating. They had dif- Local Stories from a Chang- nalist and writer] Bill Zinsser, told ferent interests and political backgrounds By Michael Turton G me, “You have to hit the road,” but were all mission-driven. ing America, 1895-1915. She will so I did. I visited historical read from the book at 7 p.m. on A number of your stories are set in societies and the like. Saturday, May 4, at Split Rock Chicago. Was it more progressive What’s the closest Books on Main Street. What made you choose than most cities? you’ve come to dying? Many of your public these particular Yes. A number of things developed there, servants, such as a postal decades? such as the Chicago Women’s Club, which clerk who became the We think of our own era as evolved from offering friendship and coun- police chief of Berkeley, having tremendous changes, sel to a focus on practical helpfulness, par- A “widow-maker” in 2007. My most of which are related to com- ticularly in relation to health, education California, or an advocate left main artery was ready to for Native American children puters. But there were so many and child welfare. Then there was Hull in Oklahoma, are things for people to adjust to in House and the University of Chicago. They blow. My doctor discovered it obscure. How did the Progressive period. enrolled women as graduate students and and I had triple bypass surgery. you find them? I have a friend who is took the attitude of “We will compete with I didn’t look for a political scientist the northeastern elite institutions, but we “the first” or “the who noted this was will make it practical.” when local govern- best.” I wanted You were founding president ment became ac- to find creative of the Times Square Business tive government. and effective Improvement District. Did that people who Did you experience provide insight on these had dramatic uncover any people who lived a century ago? personal sto- common Definitely. With Times Square, our task ries. Most of threads among was clear: Make it clean, safe and friendly. these people your subjects? You don’t take on all of that at once, and had national They were all you don’t take it on by yourself. Each of reputations intellectually curi- the people in the book identified a prob- ~ Mike Meeropol, Cold Spring that were lost Gretchen Dykstra ous. They all had lem, then asked: “How do I solve it?” to history. I read Photo provided grit and persever-

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Deaths, 2018 The Putnam County Coroner’s Office investigates any death that appears to be due to criminal violence or neglect, suicide, overdoses or accident or that appears suspicious, unusual or unexplained. It also investigates instances in which a person died alone and deaths that occur in institutions. The county has three elected coroners (to ensure 24-7 coverage), who each serve four-year terms. They are paid $176 to $180 per day. Below is a Indian Point | NYS photo breakdown of the 71 rulings the coroner’s office made in 2018. Driver Killed in scene, police said. The driver of the Jeep licenses, spent fuel, decommissioning li- Cherokee was transported by the Phil- abilities and Nuclear Decommissioning died of Philipstown Crash ipstown Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Trusts for the plant’s three units. natural causes Westchester Medical Center. Entergy said in a statement that it ex- New Hampshire man dies in Route 9 collision pects Holtec to decommission Indian Point 34 New Hampshire man was killed in an decades sooner than if Entergy retained A auto crash on Route 9 north of Route Entergy Plans to Sell Indian ownership. It said Holtec will transfer used died of overdoses 301 in Philipstown on Saturday (April 13), nuclear fuel to dry fuel storage cask sys- Point After Shutdown tems on reinforced concrete pads that will 18 according to the New York State Police. Police said they responded at about 6:20 New owner will handle storage of used fuel remain under guard until Entergy removes died in accidents a.m. to a report of an accident after a 2018 them or Holtec completes a proposed stor- ntergy Corp., which owns the Indian Dodge Challenger driven northbound by age facility in New Mexico. 12 Point Energy Center in Buchanan that Isaiah Byars, 25, of Derry, New Hamp- E Indian Point Unit 2 and Unit 3 are is scheduled to close within the next two died by suicide shire, entered the southbound lane for scheduled to be shut down by April 30, 6 years, has agreed to sell the structure af- an unknown reason and struck a south- 2021, as part of an agreement with New ter shutdown to a company that special- cause of death bound 2015 Jeep Cherokee. York State. Unit 1 was shut down in 1974. izes in decommissioning nuclear plants. undetermined Byars was pronounced dead at the 1 The sale includes the transfer of the

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Library request As a trustee of the Desmond-Fish Pub- * lic Library in Garrison, I’d like to thank Winner: 45 The Highlands Current for its coverage of Better Newspaper the May 21 referendum (“Desmond-Fish to Contest Awards Ask for Tax Increase,” April 5). As the arti- *New York Press Association, 2013 - 2018 cle noted, the library will be asking for an overall increase in taxpayer support from $75,000 per year to $300,000 per year. NNA* Winner: Some context might be helpful. 16 Better Most libraries in New York receive 80 Newspaper percent or more of their funding from tax- Contest Awards payers. The Desmond-Fish Public Library, in contrast, receives less than 20 percent *National Newspaper Association, 2016-2017 of its funding from taxes. That leaves 80 percent of the library’s funding subject NYNPA* Winner: to forces outside its control, such as the vagaries of the stock market that affects 4 Awards for NEW NAME, NEW SIGN -- The Desmond-Fish Library in Garrison unveiled a reflective both the value of the library’s endowment Excellence welcome sign on April 16 that adds the word "public" to its name. Shown from left are and the ability and willingness of library * New York News Publishers Association, 2017 Board Vice President Bob Culp, Library Director Jen McCreery, Children's Librarian patrons to make private donations. Lucille Merry and Board President Anita Prentice. Photo by Karen Thompson The library’s board decided to ask for PUBLISHER an amount that will enable the library to Highlands Current Inc. be revoked or annulled or, at the very least, 161 Main St. meet the expressed requests of our commu- Abortion resolution Cold Spring NY 10516-2818 nity. That financial need is for ongoing, sus- The resolution by the Putnam County amended to remove any reference to Foster’s 291 Main St., Beacon NY 12508 tainable public support equal to about 45 Legislature calling for the state Reproduc- research and put up for another vote. The percent of our annual budget of $660,000. tive Health Act to be overturned appears Legislature should also apologize to Foster. FOUNDER The rest will still come from private sources. The resolution is rooted in promoting dis- Gordon Stewart (1939 - 2014) to have been drafted without consultation The amount requested in this referen- from county health officials, doctors or any- proven, patently false caricatures of women MANAGING EDITOR dum equals a tax of 64 cents per $1,000 one with expertise, and without regard for who have had to make the deeply personal Chip Rowe of the assessed value of a homeowner’s facts or scientific research (“Researcher Says and difficult decision to have an abortion — a [email protected] property. The assessed value, in turn, is Resolution Twisted Her Findings,” April 12). decision that at least five of the eight legislators who voted in favor of the resolution nev- ARTS/FEATURE EDITOR calculated at 47 percent of the estimated Research by Diane Greene Foster, whose Alison Rooney market value of the property. study is cited and misrepresented in the er have made and never will have to make. [email protected] So, for example, owners of a home that resolution, has overwhelmingly found that Jordan Bailey-Hoover, Southeast is assessed at $300,000 (which means that the traditional justifications for restric- Bailey-Hoover is president of Putnam SENIOR CORRESPONDENT Young Democrats. Michael Turton its estimated market value is $638,000) tions on abortion are not supported by evi- would pay $194 per year, or 53 cents dence. In one study, she found that “women REPORTERS per day. Owners of a home assessed at who have an abortion are not more likely Foiled robbery Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong $500,000 (which means that its estimated than those denied the procedure to have In the case last month where two men Brian PJ Cronin • Joe Dizney market value is $1.087 million) would pay depression, anxiety, or suicidal ideation” shoved a homeowner back inside his house, Pamela Doan • Deb Lucke just the sight of his firearm caused the perpe- Skip Pearlman • Jeff Simms $320 per year, or 78 cents per day. and that “95 percent of women report that The staff and trustees of the Desmond- having the abortion was the right decision trators to retreat (“Cold Spring Resident Says LAYOUT DESIGNER Fish Public Library are committed to trans- for them over five years after.” He Foiled Robbery,” April 12). Pierce Strudler parency and openness. We have posted our Her study cited in the resolution con- This event occurred less than a year af- ADVERTISING DIRECTOR budget, a detailed explanation and FAQs at cluded that “denying women access to ter the Philipstown Town Board passed a Michele Gedney dfplpublicsupport.org. We welcome ques- wanted abortions has negative effects on law mandating “safe storage” of firearms. For information on advertising: tions and invite the public to attend infor- their physical health, economic well-being The original draft would have required gun 845-809-5584 mation sessions scheduled at the library for and the health and development of their owners to keep their firearms secured in [email protected] a safe or with a trigger lock at all times in highlandscurrent.org/ads Saturday, April 27, at 11 a.m.; Thursday, May existing children.” 7, at 7 p.m.; and Saturday, May 18, at 11 a.m. In light of the resolution’s serious omission the home. The proposal violated the Second Elizabeth Anderson, Garrison of facts, the Legislature should be embar- Amendment, in addition to common sense, rassed to send it to Albany. Instead, it should and in its final form, the law states only that gun owners must secure their weapons in a safe or with a trigger lock if they are not The Highlands Current is a 501c3 nonprofit home and children are or may be present. funded by grants, advertising and the generous support of our readers. Thank you. The language of the law did no more than THE HIGHLANDS CURRENT, state what gun owners have done in Philip- is published weekly by stown throughout history; there has never Highlands Current Inc. been an accident involving a gun here. But Vol. 8, Issue 16 (ISSN 2475-3785) this dangerous and potentially deadly inci- POSTMASTER: Send address changes to dent that occurred in the sleepy little com- The Highlands Current, 161 Main St., Cold munity of Cold Spring serves as an example Spring, NY 10516-2818. Mail delivery $30 per year. of why the right to protect oneself in the highlandscurrent.org/delivery home is inalienable. Had the gun-storage [email protected] law as originally proposed been enacted, © Highlands Current Inc. 2019 the incident described above may have had All rights reserved. No part of this pub- a very different ending. lication may be reproduced in any form, Cindy Trimble, Cold Spring mechanical or electronic, without written permission of the publisher. Danskammer Gov. Andrew Cuomo should see through the Danskammer developer’s deceptive claims that New York needs a new fracked (Continued on Page 5) highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current April 19, 2019 5

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(Continued from Page 4) Election reform in the Assembly that would eliminate this ward to a robust conversation about how Many of us have grown increasingly practice by banning fundraising within a this measure would impact New York. gas power plant in Newburgh (“Energy Col- weary of campaign-finance laws that al- 15-mile radius of Albany while we are in ses- Sandy Galef, Albany lective Reaches Its Tipping Point,” April 12). low politicians to fundraise exorbitant sion. This would ensure that the concerns of Galef is a longtime member of the state As- The city of Beacon, an environmental jus- sums of money from wealthy donors and New Yorkers are not drowned out by special sembly whose district includes Philipstown. tice community that has waterfronts vul- lobbyists. They often have direct access to interests when lawmakers cast their vote. nerable to sea-level rise, also should not be lawmakers, giving them ample opportuni- Another important reform being dis- fooled. If the proposed expansion is accept- ty to sway opinion on legislation. I want to cussed in Albany is public financing of cam- Correction ed, more fracked gas will be burned, the bring your attention to two bills being dis- paigns. Public financing would limit the In "Energy Collective Reaches Tipping community’s air and water will be polluted, amount candidates can take from wealthy Point" (April 12), we misidentified one cussed in Albany that promise to curtail of the six municipalities that has signed and the local area will be locked into more donors, and match small donations with the power of many of these individuals. on to be part of the Hudson Valley fossil fuel use for at least another 30 years. The New York Times recently ran a piece public funds. By matching small donations, Energy Community Choice Aggregation The city of Beacon, local elected offi- revealing the fundraising “circuit” that voters who contribute small sums are put on program. The municipality is cials and Cuomo must see Danskammer happens in Albany during the legislative a more equal footing with wealthy donors. Marbletown, not Marlboro. In addition, for the scam that it is and work to stop I am hosting a community forum on when the CCA reaches an agreement session. Lobbyists pay their way into fun- with an energy supplier, the contract this fracked-gas power plant. public financing on Thursday, May 9, from draisers, allowing them to give their pitch will be between the supplier and Joule Santosh Nandabalan, Brooklyn to lawmakers on bills that may be voted on 7 to 9 p.m. at the Croton Library to discuss Community Power, which will administer Nandabalan is the New York organizer the next day. I have introduced bill A5950 this proposal in more detail. I look for- the program for Hudson Valley Energy. for Food & Water Watch. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Philipstown, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town Board Putnam County, New York will conduct a HEARING on Thursday, May 2, 2019 of the Town of Philipstown at the Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, New at 7:30 pm, prevailing time at the Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, York on the 2nd Day of May, 2019 at 7:15 pm prevailing time, upon the question New York 10516. of Re-introducing a Local Law establishing a six (6) month moratorium on the submission and processing of applications for Land Use Approvals for “Vape The purpose of the Hearing is to hear comments for/against the Annual MS4 Shops” with the Town of Philipstown. Report. All Persons interested will be heard at that time, date and place specified above. All Persons interested will be heard at that time, date and place specified above. A complete copy of the Annual MS4 report is on file in the Town Clerk’s A complete copy of the proposed Local Law is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office, Office, Town of Philipstown, Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, New York Town of Philipstown, Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, New York where it where it may be examined during the Town Hall hours. may be examined during the Town Hall hours.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD Dated: April 5, 2019 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD Dated: April 5, 2019 OF THE TOWN OF PHILIPSTOWN Theresa Crawley, Deputy Town Clerk OF THE TOWN OF PHILIPSTOWN Theresa Crawley, Deputy Town Clerk

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The Town of Philipstown hereinafter called the OWNER, reserves the right to reject any or 04/10/2019 By Tina Merando, Town Clerk all Bids and to waive any informality or technicality in any Bid in the interest of the Owner. Date 6 April 19, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

Dutchess Legislature Solar-energy growth Mug shots (from Page 1) The Legislature voted unanimously to (from Page 1) allow the Dutchess Department of Plan- “I firmly believe that it is the right of ning and Development to create a reserve every citizen to know about illegal ac- day morning,” he said. “But for a small fund for Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PI- tivity in the community,” he wrote in an cabal of hardware store owners to get LOT) agreements related to solar-energy email. Langley said mugshots often help together and exert their political will on systems. The funds, which will be man- solve crimes and assist in the apprehen- a legislature and mandate that all hard- aged by the county finance commissioner, sion of suspects. ware stores close on Saturday mornings Nick Page Frits Zernike will provide incentives for green business The mug shot ban, which is an amend- would amount to a minority putting its initiatives after consultation with the Cli- ment to the state Freedom of Information foot on the necks of anybody who wants dom of Information Law] except under mate Smart Communities Task Force. Law, is designed to prevent the “unwar- to do things differently.” extraordinary circumstances. ranted invasion of personal privacy” of “It’s not clear the Board of Ethics is pre- Opioid treatment Ethics code people who are arrested, according to its pared to be an effective backstop for forms The Legislature unanimously amended The Legislature voted 22-2 on April 8 to text. An earlier version endorsed by Cuo- that contain significant omissions or mis- the county budget to add a $44,000 state update its ethics code to require county- mo would have also restricted the release representations no matter what form we grant to treat opioid users who enter the wide candidates and certain employees to of arrest records and police reports but are using,” he added. “I don’t think this is Dutchess County Justice and Transition complete financial disclosure forms; ban was scaled back to include only booking a sincere effort for ethics reform, but more Center with extended release injectable elected officials from requiring employ- information after opposition from law- of a PR [public relations] play.” naltrexone, a once-monthly treatment used ees to do political work; compel elected enforcement and journalism groups. Zernike said he felt the proposal was to prevent relapses. The program also will officials to disclose outside income; give Upstate, at least 10 police depart- too complicated in its “attempt to be ex- connect individuals with continuing medi- more power to the Board of Ethics; and ments said they will continue to re- haustive. I would prefer we adopt some- cation and therapy upon release. to streamline the recusal process when lease booking photos, according to an thing simpler and more elegant,” such as a conflict of interest arises. The changes Job well done informal survey by the Syracuse Post- “having a simple standard of avoiding will go into effect in 2020. Zernike and The Legislature commended Piko, a Standard. “I believe in transparency,” the appearance of impropriety,” which Page both voted no. K9 officer who retired from the Dutchess Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck would allow each individual to apply his Before the vote on April 8, each legisla- County Sheriff’s Department last year af- told the paper. “It’s important that the or her own “smell test.” tor explained why he opposed the mea- ter a long career during which police said public knows who we are arresting.” sure, despite bipartisan revisions. Term limits he was responsible for numerous finds By contrast, the New York State Police “I don’t think that having this more The Legislature voted unanimously to and apprehensions and was routinely uti- stopped releasing booking photos even be- granular financial disclosure form is impose 12-year term limits on the Dutchess lized by other law-enforcement agencies. fore the governor signed the bill into law. likely to have an impact beyond possibly County executive, legislators and the coun- Legislators wished him well in his future “We’re a state agency, so we’re going to having a discouraging effect on civic party comptroller. The county executive will endeavors. do what the state dictates,” said Trooper ticipation,” Page said. “We have seen the be limited to three, 4-year terms while A.J. Hicks, a spokesman for Troop K, county executive’s disregard for the cur- legislators will be limited to six, 2-year which is based in Poughkeepsie and whose rent form, and the county attorney says terms. The county comptroller will be al- Visit highlandscurrent.org for news patrol area includes Beacon and Philip- they won’t be FOILable [under the Free- lowed to serve three, 4-year terms. updates and latest information. (Continued on Page 10)

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By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong

elsonville’s newly reconstituted Village Board dealt with finances, N fish and flags at its formal monthly meeting on Monday (April 15). The board consists of three members elected in March: Mayor Chris Caccamise (formerly a trustee) and Trustees Lisa The Nelsonville Board: Trustees Lisa Mechaley and Michael Bowman, Mayor Chris Caccamise, Trustees Dave Moroney and Dove Pedlosky Mechaley and Dove Pedlosky. They join Photo by L.S. Armstrong incumbent Trustees Michael Bowman and Dave Moroney. partment; and $10,000 in state aid. Village Clerk Mindy Jesek, the increased In other business, the board unanimously: The board members voted unanimously Expenses include about $135,000 to fund allocation stems from ongoing concern • Pledged $500 to the Nelsonville Fish to adopt a budget of $325,378 for fiscal the village governance, including $10,600 about lawsuits that followed the village’s & Fur Club’s Annual Kids’ Fish Der- 2019-20. The new budget, which takes for trustee salaries ($2,650 each) and the denial of a permit for a cellphone tower. by, scheduled for May 5 at the Cold effect on June 1, includes about $5,000 mayor’s $4,500 pay; $34,000 for the village The budget also provides about $42,000 Spring reservoir on Fishkill Road. more spending than the current year, an clerk; $24,000 in employee benefits; $15,500 for fire protection, paid to Cold Spring; • Approved the purchase of 15 Ameri- increase of 1.5 percent. for building needs; $2,000 for records man- $16,000 for street maintenance; $10,400 can flags, at $37 each, to replace the The budget anticipates the village will agement; and $29,500 for legal expenses. for snow removal; and $66,000 for trash tattered set along Main Street. collect about $285,000 in property taxes; The latter are comprised of $10,500 for collection. • Agreed to make Bowman deputy $4,600 from licenses, permits and fees; the village attorney and $19,000 for other The board plans to take $1,635 from its mayor and to re-appoint Bill Bujar- $12,000 in rent from the old firehouse attorney services, compared to the total of reserves to fill the gap between spending ski as building inspector. used by the Putnam County Sheriff’s De- $15,000 budgeted for 2018-19. According to and revenue.

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2 N. Water St. Peekskill, NY Questions? Call Pat: 845.222.5820 www.dainslumber.com LimitedEditionsRealty.com 8 April 19, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org Lawmakers Speak Out Against Abortion Regulations Critics: Changes limit options for low-income women income families without health insurance, she noted. In addition to birth control, Title X provides funding for wellness exams, can- By Jeff Simms The U.S. Department of Health and Hu- cer screenings and testing and treatment man Services last month announced the hile the Putnam County Legis- for sexually transmitted infections. revised regulations for the program, which “Because of systemic inequities, many pa- lature earlier this month con- was created by Congress and signed into demned the state’s Reproduc- tients who rely on Title X for their health W law by President Richard Nixon in 1970. care needs are people of color, LGBTQ tive Health Act as “authorizing infanticide,” The new rules, modeled after restrictions lawmakers on the west side of the Hudson, people, and people in rural areas, all of put in place by President Ronald Reagan whom already face significant barriers to including Jonathan Jacobson, whose district in 1988 (that were reversed in 1993 by in the state Assembly includes Beacon, this accessing health care,” the national office President Bill Clinton) provide funding for of Planned Parenthood said in a statement. week offered their support for the Title X contraception but not for programs “where Family Planning Program that funds repro- Jacobson said his position on Title X abortion is a method of family planning.” is simple. “I don’t think any politician ductive health care for low-income people. Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Val- On May 3, the Trump administration should determine what a doctor says to Assembly Member Jonathan Jacobson ley held a rally in Newburgh on Tuesday spoke at the Planned Parenthood rally in will implement what it calls a “Protect his or her patient, or what a patient says (April 16) to address the changing land- Newburgh. Photo by J. Simms Life Rule” and what Planned Parenthood to his or her doctor,” he said. The changes scape for reproductive and sexual health to the program have “nothing to do with and other activists refer to as a “gag rule” care. The changes will prohibit the non- that will forbid doctors who receive funds health,” he said, but with “ideological shouldn’t be used to direct women toward profit, which says it serves 52 percent of practices” and an “agenda that they think abortions. “Supreme Court rulings have con- from Title X (10) from telling patients how the patients in New York who seek care they can obtain an abortion. will placate their political base.” firmed that it is appropriate for governments at Title X-funded health centers, from A number of other elected officials, in- to stay out of the abortion business, and they According to Planned Parenthood, the receiving federal funds because it ad- rule will also make it impossible for women cluding Newburgh Mayor Torrence Har- are not required to fund it,” she said. vises patients on abortion, said Ruth- vey and Orange County Legislator Kevin- But Shannon Wong, the director of the who visit clinics funded by Title X to obtain Ellen Blodgett, the president and CEO of birth control or preventive care, and it will daryán Luján, as well as community and Lower Hudson Valley chapter of the New Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley. religious leaders, also spoke. York Civil Liberties Union, said on Tues- force doctors to give patients incomplete in- Many of the women Planned Parenthood formation about their health care options. The administration’s changes have been day that the new regulations are an as- serves through the program come from low- applauded by pro-life organizations, which sault on women’s rights. see the moves as the president taking anoth- “This might sound like it’s about budgets In addition to birth control, Title X provides funding for er step toward fulfilling his campaign prom- and funding and rules,” she said, “but this is ise to defund Planned Parenthood. Christina an attack on women — an attack on women wellness exams, cancer screenings and testing and Fadden, the chair of New York State Right of color,” because many of the women who treatment for sexually transmitted infections. to Life, said Thursday that taxpayers’ money use Title X-funded services are minorities.

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Hudson Valley Farms, By the Numbers

# of Farms # of Acres Average Size (acres) Average Annual Sales Average Federal Subsidies % Less Than $2,500 Sales 2012 2017 2012 2017 2012 2017 2012 2017 2012 2017 2012 2017 Dutchess 678 620 112,482 101,948 166 164 $72,303 $70,817 $6,097 $4,657 34 30

Putnam 72 89 5,908 7,472 82 84 $45,227 $35,342 $4,704 — 57 49

COUNTY Orange 658 621 88,030 81,192 134 131 $153,035 $141,571 $10,962 $6,806 30 33

Ulster 486 421 71,222 58,932 147 140 $115,019 $129,088 $6,688 $4,813 32 29

NY State 35,537 33,438 7.2M 6.9M 202 205 $152,380 $160,572 $7,955 $9,162 31 31

National 2.1M 2.0M 915M 900M 434 441 $187,097 $190,245 37 39

Organic Farms Organic Sales where a veteran is a decision-maker, Hudson Valley Farms and Putnam has 17. 2012 2017 2012 2017 (from Page 1) • The average age of farmers continues Dutchess 10 15 $410K $4.6M four or five years. to rise; in Dutchess it is 57 years, and Among the latest findings: in Putnam, 61. Dutchess has 72 farms Farms Organic where a decision-maker is age 35 or The farms younger; Putnam didn’t report any. Putnam 0 3 0 $360K • There are about 2 million farms and ranches in the U.S, a decrease of 3 per- The crops cent from 2012. The largest drop was • Dutchess lost 12 farms that grew veg- Orange 11 17 $1.2M $1M in middle-sized farms; the average etables, dropping to 37, but gained farm is 441 acres, up 1.6 percent. seven growing fruit, to 36. Putnam 20 18 $275K $2.5M • Dutchess has lost about 10,500 acres lost two vegetable farms (dropping to Ulster of farmland since 2012, while Putnam 11) but gained a fruit farm (to 4). Each county lost two maple syrup farms. has gained about 1,500 acres. Dutchess NY State 864 1,330 $97M $206M has 32,371 acres of harvested cropland, • Dutchess farmers sold $59.5 million in and Putnam, 2,144. agricultural and livestock products in • The number of dairy farms in the state 2017, while Putnam farmers sold $3.4 National 14,326 18,166 $3.1B $7.3B fell by 14 percent but the number of million. farms growing vegetables and fruit re- • The value of food sold directly to con- mained constant. sumers by Putnam farmers jumped • The number of farms in the country 1,800 percent between 2012 and 2017, with renewable-energy systems more from $48,000 to $932,000. In Dutchess Livestock Putnam Dutchess than doubled, to 133,176. it rose by 38 percent, to $7.8 million. Census # of Number of # of Number of • The average Dutchess farm had $71,000 Farms Animals Farms Animals The farmers in sales in 2017, down about 2 percent • About 90 percent of farms and ranch- from 2012, while the average Putnam

es in the state and country are fam- farm earned $35,342, down 22 percent COWS ily owned. In Dutchess, it’s 93 percent from 2012. and in Putnam, 89 percent. 11 178 148 7,710 • Dutchess farmers received a total of • Thirty percent of Dutchess farmers and $242,000 in federal subsidies in 2017. 13 percent in Putnam have been operat- Putnam’s total was not reported. ing a farm for less than five years. Twen- ty percent of Dutchess farmers are 34 or • The average annual production ex- HOGS younger; in Putnam, it’s 2 percent. pense for a farm in Dutchess was 3 18 36 621 $88,000, and in Putnam, $61,000. • The average tenure of a Dutchess farm- er is 21 years, and in Putnam, 26 years. • Organic farming continues to grow. The number of farms in Dutchess pro- • Dutchess farms employed 1,013 labor-

ducing organic products jumped from SHEEP ers in 2017, and Putnam, 217. 10 to 15, and sales rose about 10 times, • The number of female farmers in the from $410,000 annually to $4.5 mil- 16 147 71 1,925 country increased by 27 percent, to lion. In Putnam, the three farms that 1.23 million. Dutchess has 351 farms began selling organic since 2012 have where a woman is a principal decision- total annual sales of $360,000. CHICKENS maker (e.g., what to plant, marketing, For more, see our series A Growing harvesting) and Putnam has 58. Challenge: Farms and Food in the Hudson 27 899 130 4,542 • Eleven percent of farmers have served Valley, at highlandscurrent.org/farming. in the military. Dutchess has 73 farms 10 April 19, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

websites are part of what he character- (from Page 6) Mug shots ized as “an internet shaming industry.” Fourteen states have passed laws ban- 7’0” WHAT THE 7’0” ning mug shot sites from charging removal fees, according to the National Confer- 6’10” LEGISLATURE SAYS 6’10” ence of State Legislatures. Besides New York, five states have laws restricting the In the bill signed by the governor, the legislature included its reasoning for the law: release of booking photos. 6’8” 6’8” Robert Freeman, executive director of ¢¢ “The legislature finds that law-enforcement the state Committee on Open Government, 6’6” booking information and photographs, otherwise 6’6” told the Utica Observer-Dispatch last week known as ‘mug shots,’ are published on the Beacon Police Chief Putnam County Sheriff internet and other public platforms with impunity. that his office has “advised for years and Kevin Junjulas Robert Langley Jr. An individual’s mug shot is displayed publicly even the courts agreed that mugshots are pub- 6’4” if the arrest does not lead to a conviction, or the 6’4” lic. Common sense would tell you that if conviction is later expunged, sealed or pardoned. stown. Booking photos will still be made you can see the face of the person who’s 6’2” ¢¢ “This practice presents an unacceptable 6’2” available in select circumstances, he said, been charged during a public judicial pro- such as when a person is missing or wanted. invasion of the individual’s personal ceeding, disclosure of the photograph of privacy. While there is a well-established Beacon Police Chief Kevin Junjulas said that person does not rise to the level of an 6’0” Constitutional right for the press and the 6’0” he has not yet decided how his department unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” public to publish government records which will respond. “I have a duty to follow the He said a law that bans sites from requir- 5’10” are in the public domain or that have been 5’10” law, although I don’t necessarily agree with ing payment for the removal of mug shots “is lawfully accessed, arrest and booking them all,” he said, adding he considers is- a better way of dealing with the problem.” information have not been found by courts to have the same public right of access as sues such as bail reform and legalization of Most New York residents appear to 5’8” 5’8” criminal court proceedings or court filings. marijuana more important than mug shots. agree. According to poll by Siena College In Cold Spring, Officer-in-Charge Larry released on April 16, respondents by a 5’6” ¢¢ “Therefore, each state can set access to 5’6” Burke declined to comment, saying he 2-to-1 margin said the law was a bad idea. this information through its Freedom of Information laws. The federal government has needed to review the law and consult with However, a number of criminal justice or- the village attorney. 5’4” already limited access to booking photographs 5’4” ganizations have voiced support. through privacy formulations in its Freedom In an email, a spokesman for the gov- “Many Americans incorrectly assume that of Information Act, and the legislature hereby ernor, Jason Conwall, wrote that the re- a ‘mug shot’ means that a person has com- 5’2” declares that New York will follow the same 5’2” strictions are designed to “help curtail a mitted a crime,” said the Legal Action Center, principle to protect its residents from this nefarious practice” by websites that post which is based in New York City and Wash- unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, mug shots until they are paid to remove ington, D.C., in a statement. “They don’t real- 5’0” absent a specific law enforcement purpose, 5’0” such as disclosure of a photograph to alert them. “It’s tantamount to extortion of for- ize it is the first step in a process that often merly incarcerated individuals, as well as victims or witnesses to come forward to aid in leads to charges being dropped or dismissed, 4’10” a criminal investigation.” 4’10” innocent people,” Conwall said. Mug shot or a verdict of ‘not guilty.’ ”

Arte Povera Giovanni Anselmo Open: 11:00am to 5:00pm Magazzino Italian Art Foundation Alighiero Boetti Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring, NY 10516 Pier Paolo Calzolari Sunday, Monday 845 666 7202 Luciano Fabro [email protected] Jannis Kounellis Closed: Tuesday, Wednesday www.magazzino.art Mario Merz Marisa Merz Admission is free to the public Giulio Paolini No reservation required Pino Pascali Free shuttle from Cold Spring Giuseppe Penone train station Michelangelo Pistoletto Gilberto Zorio highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current April 19, 2019 11 The Calendar

A fisher photographed using a camera trap Photo courtesy Scott LaPoint A bear captured on a camera trap as it rubs against a tree. Photo courtesy Jim Conlon

search consortium in Cornwall, said his research combines data collection with spatial and statistical analyses to get Behind the Scenes … in the Forest an idea of how landscape facilitates the movement of animals. They could also observe inter-species He said he has focused on fishers, a Scientists share technology helping them understand wildlife interaction, for instance between bobcats carnivorous mammal that is similar to, and bears, and “we got a lot of bear selfies,” but larger than, a weasel. “Fishers need By Alison Rooney to happen,” he recalled. “First came the McGowan said with a laugh. forests,” he said. “They do an awful lot in crows and ravens, during the day,” along “Without this valuable footage,” he ex- trees. So the question is, ‘Are forests doing o study animals in the wild, re- with “black wolves” (coyotes). “At night plained, “you’d never know there was a what we want them to?’ ” searchers have recently embraced Eastern coyotes circled the carcass, whole community of animals interacting. The fisher was once found solely in the T two new tools: radio telemetry and joined by bobcat, red fox, some intrepid We thought there were about 50 bears [in Adirondacks, and it was nearly wiped out DNA tests. They join sensor-triggered “cam- raccoons, possum, mice, owls and golden Harriman] but learned there are more like during the fur trade, but is now doing well, era traps,” which have been around longer eagles, which have 7-foot wingspans and 100. We’re not at capacity, but we’re get- he said. “Somehow populations are connect- but are still highly useful. massive talons. ting there. We had about 20 cubs last year. ing through forests, which are supporting On Sunday (April 14), three local scien- “We saw some strange bedfellows, like Just 20 years ago we had young males but these once-rare animals,” he said. He hopes tists spoke at a community forum, “Wild- possums hanging around bobcats with im- no females or cubs.” to document their distribution in the state life Through the Hidden Lens: The Secret punity — maybe they don’t taste very good!” McGowan said the cameras had not through camera traps and other tools. Lives of the Creatures Among Us,” organized he said. “We saw deer investigating the car- caught any mountain lions. “There are lots Next up was Brent Boscarino, a former by the Hudson Highlands Land Trust. The cass; maybe there were doing some forensic of sightings, but only one was legitimate, high school science teacher now with the event, held at the Old VFW Hall in Cold information gathering, but they didn’t eat it.” and that was of a mountain lion killed on New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, who Spring, was sold out. Another project involved four years of the road in Connecticut,” he said. “He had shared sites such as ebird.org and inatural- Ed McGowan, a Garrison resident who study of black bears in the 47,000-acre traveled from South Dakota. There’s cer- ist.org and apps such as Seek that allow citi- is director of the Trailside Museums and Harriman State Park, he said. The re- tainly no resident population here. Cam- zen scientists to upload and share data. Zoo at Bear Mountain State Park, said searchers watched the bears but also era trap coverage isn’t complete enough “With these apps, you can take a photo, more camera traps are being installed by recorded their scratchings on trees and to say there are none with certainty. But add an identification and observational de- researchers and “citizen scientists” be- analyzed their droppings. They were able there are lots and lots of bobcats near us, tails and they will give you suggestions of cause their costs have fallen to around $50 to determine what the bears were eating and their numbers are on the rise.” what you’re observing,” he explained. “Sub- each. DNA analysis is providing important and how they climbed trees to get food, Scott LaPoint, a research scientist at mit it, and someone will identify it for you.” information on species and their origins. and their ritualized behavior, like rubbing Black Rock Forest, a conservation and re- “Studies which used to take six years now up against trees and “stomp walking” in can be done in 20 minutes,” he said. And depressions they had left in the ground. radio telemetry allows researchers to track the movement of animals such as turtles, moose and snakes using GPS, he said. McGowan said recent projects in New York State parks have monitored piping plovers, a small bird which is “not doing well” in terms of maintaining its numbers; the small-whorled pogonia, the rar- est plant in the state; and the decline of New England cottontail rabbits in Fahne- stock State Park. He also is taking part in a four-year project monitoring wintering golden eagles in the Highlands as part of a national survey on the birds. “We needed to figure out how many we have, so we got a roadkill deer, put it out A camera trap set up in the woods over in the forest and waited for cool things the winter. Photo courtesy Scott LaPoint A New England cottontail Photo by Amanda Cheeseman 12 April 19, 2019 The Highlands Current highlandscurrent.org

THEEdited byWEEK Pamela Doan ([email protected]) AHEAD For a complete listing of events, see highlandscurrent.org/calendar.

COMMUNITY the nature museum’s programs. Earth Day festivities will begin at SAT 20 11 a.m. with interactive games and Green New Deal and the performances, live music, raffles and Climate Crisis a community art project. Parking is $5. Free ($10 donation for hike) BEACON 10:30 a.m. Howland Public Library 313 Main St. | 845-831-1134 SAT 27 beaconlibrary.org Earth Day Celebration Science journalist Andy Revkin BEAR MOUNTAIN will speak at this community forum 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Trailside Zoo about the potential impact of the 3006 Seven Lakes Drive | 845-786-2701 proposed Green New Deal. Free trailsidezoo.org Make treats for the bears and SAT 20 enjoy other crafts and activities. Easter Egg Hunt The first 100 visitors will receive a native plant seedling. Parking is COLD SPRING $10. Free 11 a.m. St. Mary’s Church Urban Farming Fair, April 27 1 Chestnut St. | csfarmmarket.org KIDS & FAMILY The Cold Spring Farmers’ Market Hudson region at this breakfast FRI 26 A street festival will have food, will host an egg hunt on the church organized by the Putnam County Arbor Day Celebration vendors, live music, dog performers, FRI 26 lawn. Younger children will go first. Business Council. Cost: $25 pet adoptions and face painting. COLD SPRING Ree-Play Sale 4 p.m. 161 Main St. BEACON SAT 20 THURS 25 The village’s Tree Advisory Board, SAT 27 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. University Settlement Easter Egg Hunt Chamber Awards Dinner with assistance from local Scouts, Urban Farming Fair 724 Wolcott Ave. | weeplayproject.org BEACON BEACON will plant a small flowering tree. NEWBURGH This enormous annual tag sale 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Memorial Park 6 p.m. Dutchess Manor Noon – 4 p.m. Broadway and Grand includes gently used children’s 59 Robert Cahill Dr. 263 Route 9D | 845-265-3200 SAT 27 newburghurbanfarmandfood.org clothing, baby gear, books, games, Activities will include an egg hunt explorecoldspringny.com Alpine Plant Sale The fourth annual fair bikes and maternity clothes, for children ages 1 to 12, a visit from among other items, with proceeds The Cold Spring Area Chamber of COLD SPRING will include fresh food, local the Easter Bunny, bike and basket vendors, crafts, farm fun and benefiting children’s programming Commerce will honor Kim Conner 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Stonecrop raffles, a petting zoo and the annual and Nick Groombridge, Cockburn demonstrations of techniques and Beacon’s parks and 81 Stonecrop Lane | 845-265-2000 presentation of the Mayor’s Egg. Farm, Philipstown Communities for yards and neighborhoods. playgrounds. Also SAT 27, SUN 28. stonecrop.org That Care Coalition and Philipstown Sponsored by the Newburgh Urban The 13th annual rock garden THURS 25 Community Congress and also present Farm and Food Initiative. Free plant sale will include offerings Leadership Breakfast the annual People’s Choice Awards for new and “silver” businesses. Voting is from Stonecrop and other BREWSTER SAT 27 open until SUN 21 at surveymonkey. vendors. Cost: $5 (free for 7:30 a.m. Tilly’s Table Taste of the Valley com/r/2BYFGGD. Cost: $65 members and children under 3) 100 Route 312 | 845-228-8595 COLD SPRING pcbusinesscouncil.org 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Glynwood Farm FRI 26 SAT 27 Carolyn Grossman Meagher Shredder Day 362 Glynwood Road of the NYC Department of City Arbor Day Celebration haldaneschoolfoundation.org COLD SPRING Planning, Meghan Taylor of Empire BEACON This annual fundraiser for the 9 a.m. – Noon. The Nest | 44 Chestnut St. State Development and Ariana 4 p.m. Main Street Haldane School Foundation will The Cold Spring Lions Club Caplan of the Office of the Mayor The city and its tree committee include food and drink from local sponsors this annual event at which of New York City will speak about will plant a tree near the restaurants, as well as a silent Philipstown residents and businesses business opportunities coming out Yankee Clipper Diner. auction. Cost: $85 of New York City and the Mid- can bring unlimited quantities of paper for shredding. No boxes, paper clips, binders or plastic bags are EARTH DAY allowed. Free (donations welcome) SAT 20 SAT 27 Making Seed Balls Invasive Species GARRISON FRI 26 Removal Event 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Boscobel Family Bingo 1601 Route 9D | 845-265-3638 COLD SPRING NELSONVILLE boscobel.org 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Nelsonville Preserve 6:30 – 8 p.m. North Highlands Firehouse In this Earth Day project, 504 Fishkill Road | nhfd21.org Check-in at the Nelsonville participants will use recycled paper, trailhead on North Pearl Street Win prizes. Refreshments for sale, soil and a mix of seeds to create as well as raffle tickets. Sponsored and join local Girl Scouts as they a ball that can be dropped on a help preserve forest health. Learn by North Highland Ladies woodland trail or taken home. Cost: Auxiliary. Doors open 6 p.m. Free about what plants to look for Free with admission ($6 to $18) and removal techniques. Gloves, shovels and trash bags, as well FRI 26 as lunch, will be provided. SAT 27 Mary Poppins Hike-a-Thon and Earth GARRISON SAT 27 Day Celebration 7:30 pm. Philipstown Recreation Beacon Barks CORNWALL 107 Glenclyffe Drive | 845-424-4618 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Outdoor Discovery Center BEACON philipstownrecreation.com 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Polhill Park 100 Muser Drive | 845-534-5506 x204 The Foot-in-Mouth Players will facebook.com/beaconbarks hhnm.org present the classic musical. Also, Earth Day Celebration, April 27 Join the parade with your dog. Choose from easy, moderate or SAT 27, SUN 28. Call for tickets. rigorous trails and raise money for Cost: $10 ($5 children/seniors) highlandscurrent.org The Highlands Current April 19, 2019 13

SUN 28 Carrie Jones Ross of FeedHV. Free SAT 27 Department will host this 13th SAT 27 Tots Park Spring Cleanup IPhoneography annual gathering of chefs, What’s Actually Wrong restaurant owners and managers COLD SPRING FRI 26 Workshop with Sports Doping? and other food industry 9 a.m. – 3 pm. Tots Park Big Night BEACON professionals. Workshops will GARRISON 4 High St. | bit.ly/tot-park-cleanup BEACON 10 a.m. RiverWinds Gallery address topics such as social media, 4 p.m. The Hastings Center Help tidy the park for the season 7 p.m. Howland Public Library 172 Main St. | 845-838-2880 employee training and dining 21 Malcolm Gordon Road by spreading mulch, tilling sand 313 Main St. | 845-831-1134 Mary Ann Glass will explain how trends. Register online. Free 845-424-4040 | thehastingscenter.org and clearing out broken toys. Bring beaconlibrary.org to use apps to correct, enhance Thomas Murray, the president tools and gloves with labels. RSVP As part of its ongoing and transform photos. iPhones/ emeritus of the Hastings Center and online. Snack and drink donations WED 24 International Film Series, the iPads/Androids and all experience the author of Good Sport: Why Our appreciated. FDR and the Post Office library will screen this 1996 levels welcome. Registration Games Matter and How Doping BEACON comedy and drama about two required. Cost: $50 ($35 returnees) Undermines Them, will discuss the STAGE & SCREEN brothers who run an Italian 1 p.m. Howland Public Library ethics of doping in sports, why athletes restaurant in New Jersey in the SAT 27 313 Main St. | 845-831-1134 use performance enhancers, the tactics SAT 20 1950s. Rated R for language. Free Mid-Hudson Etsy beaconlibrary.org for curbing their use, and concerns Pissi Myles Drag! Makers Spring Market Historian and author Tony Musso about the legitimacy and fairness of BEACON will discuss President Franklin anti-doping efforts. RSVP required to FRI 26 BEACON 6 p.m. Denning’s Point Distillery D. Roosevelt’s interest in the U.S. [email protected]. Free Living the Change 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 10 N. Chestnut St. | 845-476-8413 Post Office that developed when he 477 Main St. | 845-831-4614 was a child as a way to learn about denningspointdistillery.com BEACON SAT 27 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church howlandculturalcenter.org geography and history. The entertainer will perform Do Not Forget Me Find handmade gifts from local her signature act. Free 50 Liberty St. | moviesthatmatterbeacon.org artisans. Free COLD SPRING This 2018 documentary explores 5 – 6:30 p.m. Putnam History Museum solutions to what can feel like 63 Chestnut St. | 845-265-4010 SAT 20 overwhelming global environmental, TALKS & TOURS putnamhistorymuseum.org Asphalt economic and social crises through COLD SPRING the stories of people who are living SAT 20 The museum will open for 7 p.m. Butterfield Library in a more sustainable way. It will the season with this preview for Birding for Beginners members of its latest exhibit, 10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040 be shown as part of the ongoing BEAR MOUNTAIN which is dedicated to notable butterfieldlibrary.org Movies That Matter series. Free 9 a.m. Bear Mountain Inn women of Putnam County. Gustav Frohlich and Betty Amann 55 Hessian Dr. | trailsidezoo.org star in the proto-noir feature from FRI 26 Meet at the Bear Mountain SUN 28 1929 that will be shown as part of Beauty and the Beast Inn for a presentation and walk. the library’s ongoing Silent Film Local Storytellers BEACON Suitable for ages 10 and older. Email Series. Cary Brown will provide 7:30 p.m. Beacon High School [email protected] to HIGHLAND FALLS live accompaniment. Free 4 p.m. Highland Falls Library 101 Matteawan Road register. Parking is $10. Free 298 Main St. | 845-446-3113 845-838-6900, x3001 highlandfallslibrary.org SUN 21 beaconplayers.com SAT 20 WED 24 Novelist and author Allison The Bible According The Beacon Players will present this Life and Ride of Sybil Decrypting the Ancient Pataki and filmmaker Beatrice to Broadway classic musical about a prince trapped Ludington Documents Copeland, both of Garrison, and BEACON in a spell who must learn to love and COLD SPRING BEACON novelist Owen Pataki, of New York be loved to transform himself. Also 4 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 6 p.m. Split Rock Books | 97 Main St. 7 p.m. St. Andrew’s Church City, will discuss their work. Free SAT 27, SUN 28. See Page 15. Cost: $12 477 Main St. | 845-765-3012 845-265-2080 | splitrockbks.com 15 South Avenue | 845-831-0514 hvti.org ($5 students and seniors) Vincent Dacquino will read from beaconhistorical.org SUN 28 The Hudson Valley Theatre his book, Patriot Hero of the Hudson Will Tatum, the Dutchess County A Taste of Change Initiative will perform songs from VISUAL ART Valley, which tells the story of the historian, will share an overview of Godspell, Two by Town, Jesus Revolutionary-era teen who rode the early court records known as the GARRISON SAT 20 Christ Superstar and Joseph more than 40 miles through Putnam Ancient Documents, including the 1 p.m. Boscobel | 1601 Route 9D and the Amazing Technicolor Kurt Steger County to warn the colonists about controversies they reveal over care for 845-265-3638 | boscobel.org Dreamcoat, among other shows. GARRISON impending British raids. Dacquino the poor, taverns and assault. Free Food historian Peter Rose will Cost: $10 ($15 door, $5 children) 3 p.m. Garrison Art Center will also speak on SUN 28 at discuss recipes and scrapbooks from the late-1600s to present day and what 23 Garrison’s Landing | 845-809-5750 the Tompkins Corners Cultural THURS 25 they have to say about historic family MON 22 garrisonartcenter.org Center in Putnam Valley. Free Exploring Race and Wasted! The Story The artist will discuss his customs and celebrations. Hosted by Racism Through a Boscobel and the Putnam History sculptures in Environmental Works. MON 22 of Food Waste Buddhist Lens Museum. Cost: $25 ($15 members) POUGHKEEPSIE Not Quite Zero Waste GARRISON 6 p.m. Poughkeepsie Day School THURS 25 BEACON 7:30 p.m. Garrison Institute 260 Boardman Road | 845-462-7600 x110 Practical Advice for 1 p.m. Howland Public Library HEALTH & FITNESS 14 Mary’s Way | 845-424-4800 eventbrite.com/e/wasted-the-story- 313 Main St. | 845-831-1134 Visual Artists garrisoninstitute.org/janwillis TUES 23 of-food-waste-tickets beaconlibrary.org BEACON Jan Willis, a retired professor Regenerative Medicine Learn from this 2017 documentary 7 p.m. Beahive Beacon This program is for residents of religion at Wesleyan, will speak how chefs turn scraps into meals and BEACON 291 Main St. | beahivebzzz.com considering ways to make their on the opening night of the 2019 how people can waste less food. 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By Alison Rooney

bout 25 years ago, The Walt Disney Co. realized that its trove of beloved A films could become live musical productions. It created the Walt Disney Theatrical Group and, beginning in 2004, began licensing productions. In the years since more than 90,000 productions have been mounted on stages around the world. Beacon High School will join that list with its upcoming production of the musi- Shepard Rodgers, Elizabeth Cenicola as Belle and Kaljay Brown as Beast rehearse for the Beacon Players’ production of Beauty cal Beauty and the Beast, the first — and and the Beast. still most popular at U.S. high schools — Disney property to be licensed. (It ran on Broadway from 1994 to 2007.) The musical tells the familiar story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, a prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved in time, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former, handsome self. With its fairy-tale core and attendant darkness, this “tale as old as time” (the title of one of its best-known songs) is primal emotions and fears wrapped up in the appealing Disney pastiche of bal- lads, jaunty characters (some of which are inanimate objects brought to life) and a fearsome spell. Beauty and the Beast, directed by An- thony Scarrone, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 26; at 1 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, and at 2 p.m. on Sun- day, April 28. Tickets are $12 ($5 for students and seniors) at beaconplayers.com. Elizabeth Cenicola, as Belle, and Joshua Fleming, as Maurice, will perform in the Beacon Players’ production of Beauty and the Beast that opens on April 26. Photos provided For the cast list, see highlandscurrent.org. REMEMBERING PETE

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By Alison Rooney the hat that matters, and that I shouldn’t criticize myself if one stitch isn’t perfect.” t’s never “Here’s your hat, what’s your None of this was on Leonard’s mind hurry?” at Wynono & Company, the growing up in Londonderry, New Hamp- I new Cold Spring millinery that will shire, where her sartorial style was atypi- open on Main Street just in time for Easter. cal. “I can truthfully say I dressed differ- In fact, it will be the opposite, says ently,” she says. “At 10 I walked around Melanie Leonard, a Beacon resident who like a hippie, wearing big pants, colorful Melanie Leonard hopes her stock of handmade hats and shirts. My mom would buy me Gap jeans, colorful vintage clothing will invite lin- then we would cut parts of them out and gering. “I don’t want anyone to feel intim- put different fabric in.” idated about coming in,” she says. As a teenager Leonard recalls always Years ago, Leonard felt intimidated being drawn to New York City; she would about making hats, but she became friend- take a 6 a.m. bus from New Hampshire to ly with a milliner, Ashley Ruprecht, who wander around Central Park, the East Vil- invited Leonard to her studio and wound lage and walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, up training her in the classic techniques. then catch the 10 p.m. train home. After “falling in love with the process,” She attended college in the city, study- Leonard studied with Anya Caliendo, ing sociology and criminal justice at Man- who does couture millinery. “By then I hattan College, and two years ago made was able to make a good hat but not re- the move from Brooklyn to Beacon with ally express myself,” she recalls. “Anya her husband, Stu McLaughlin, who is a is a strong Russian woman. She told me creative director at a marketing agency when things were awful, which was per- and a photographer. They were joined a fect for me! Each week you made a new year ago by daughter Marlo. Leonard says style. Anya taught me true technique with she finds Beacon a “nice blend of my New her assessment of ‘nyet’ after hours of Hampshire and Brooklyn backgrounds.” handstitching! I learned patience. Now I (Continued on Page 17) Much of Leonard’s work is hand-sewn. Photos by A. Rooney understand that it’s how someone feels in

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(Continued from Page 16) tage clothing at Brooklyn flea markets, says. The centerpieces are her hats, mostly doras. She’ll also do custom work when and all of these swirled together into an for women. She uses all-natural straw, she can, as well as hat steaming, clean- Soon after the move, Leonard met James idea for a business — something she had sourced from the city garment district, ing and general reshaping, regardless of and Tara Caroll of Old Souls and Barber & been thinking about for a while. which varies between raffia, parasisal, where the hat was purchased. Brew in Cold Spring and began bartend- “I first thought, ‘Oh, this is too much Panama straw, Milan straw (which is made Wynono & Company (Wynono is a Native ing. It was while driving up Main Street space, it’s too terrifying,’ but my husband from hand-braided wheat straw) and, oc- American name given to a firstborn child) that Leonard spotted a “For Rent” sign in and I realized we could divide it off for a casionally Toyo, which is a “straw” made of opens today (April 19). “Along with the the space formerly occupied by Cold Spring commercial photo studio.” rice paper from Japan, as well as felted fur store, I really want the space to be utilized Pet Supply at 169 Main St. Leonard sells not only hats and clothing, with no artificial materials. by the community,” Leonard says. “It’s a big, Leonard’s background also includes but jewelry, shoes and a few objects. “It’s Leonard turns the straw into trilbies multifunctional room and I hope it’s a mag- stints assisting fashion photographers, all a learning curve, and it will be interest- (often confused with fedoras), berets, sun net for all sorts of odd conversations.” doing media buying and selling her vin- ing to see what is here in six months,” she hats, open crowns and wide-brimmed fe-

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Kid Friendly He jumped out my window, happy to land in bushes down below, and proceeded to run around the yard, wagging his tale, The Episcopal Church When a Pet Dies chasing anything. I named him Riley, for The Life of Ri- Of ley. He lived for a long time, having many By Katie Hellmuth Martin comebacks after fights with raccoons, until Saint Mary-in-the-Highlands finally he died at home while my parents hen pic- were away. He had already died a few times WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME! turing over the years, but this time it was final. W life as My cat Dinah came to me while I lived an adult, I never in New York City a few years after I res- imagined holding cued Gerdy from the pound as a puppy. my dog’s head in my Dinah was a barn kitty, and my sister felt arms as she died in our compelled to give her to me. I ended up home after 17 years. Gerdy’s body was fail- with a little gray Russian blue butterball ing, and I invited the angels to release her. that we called Dinah Bear. She and Gerdy I never told my children how it happened. became fast friends. Or that it might happen. Dinah was here for the meeting of the They were 4 and 6 years old at the time, man who became my husband, the arriv- and their grandmother was also in the als of three children, and the passing of process of dying. But we were prepared. Gerdy. At 17 years, Dinah remained loung- We had been driving to Ohio to visit her ing on any piece of furniture she could in the hospital, and then in a hospice, hop or plop onto. She had miserable head where so many family members were tak- congestion that sprayed everywhere, failing turns being with her. We knew when ing front legs and newly failing back legs. she went, and where she went. I kept waiting for The Day, but each day Animals in my family seemed to die and she awoke and ate voraciously. disappear. Our first dog, Bowie, got hit by One of our babysitters is a certified dou- a car outside our home in Syracuse while la for the dying, and she was quite drawn my brother and I were in the bathtub one to Dinah. “She’s looking at you a lot,” she summer evening. My dad called up the observed. It became clear that Dinah was stairs to tell my mom the news. suffering yet peaceful. The vet thought Our next dog, Daisy, died the same way, that assisted dying would be timely, before GOOD FRIDAY only in our next neighborhood in Ohio. her decline sped up and she lost control. Maybe I was 10. My parents sat us down Once again I invited in the angels, but my 19th of April and told us that Daisy couldn’t walk any- children are now 7 and 9, plus we have a more. We assumed she died. Our next dog, little one who is 1.8. I let my toddler, who is 12:00 PM Ecumenical Service Holly, arrived on Christmas with a knock blissfully unaware, do his weekly brushing at the front door. Holly was a puppy from of Dinah one last time (seen below). But Reception Follows my aunt’s barn, and I don’t remember what how would I tell the other two? happened to her after she lived with us. I began viewing Dinah’s condition as with Traditional “Hot Cross Buns” Our next two dogs came in my teenage self-imposed hospice. I told the kids of years. One was a terrier mix, and upon his Dinah’s longstanding symptoms, and that arrival from the pound I kept him in my it was beginning to be too hard for her bedroom while I went to get something. (Continued on Page 19) HOLY SATURDAY 20th of April 7:00 PM Easter Vigil Service

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(Continued from Page 18) to live. The kids gave her hugs. The next day after soccer practice, the angels came, and I told the kids that Dinah had died. I didn’t know what would happen next. I kind of let them lead. The kids were surprised and wanted to see her. I had decided to bury her in the backyard and told them this, which triggered them to search everywhere for her until I relented. I allowed them to view her little box in her resting place before the buri- al. They opened the box to see her wrapped in her favorite fleece blanket, then wanted to carry the box outside to be buried. Wee Chefs That night as a family, we buried her. Each Wednesday in an after- My kids were little pet pallbearers. My school program at the Manitou tears had been shed for the day, so I was School in Cold Spring, students pretty well composed as they tossed dirt learn how to prepare ingredients onto the box. My son mentioned that I for healthy meals and snacks. wasn’t crying. If he wanted to see tears, I Photos by Ross Corsair thought, he can, so I let them come again. This week, while lounging outside in the spring sunshine with our other cat, Oliver (who is about 14), he was giving us his usual “I’m hungry” signs. Oliver was always re- spectful of being second in line at the food bowl. My son declared: “I guess it’s good that Dinah is gone because now Oliver can have all of the food.” Processing is a process.

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Haldane Student Honored Receives Putnam County Youth Award shley Haines, a senior at Haldane High School, was A among the honorees at the 34th annual Youth Awards Dinner on April 11 presented by the Putnam County Youth Board and the Putnam County Youth Bureau. Haines, who will attend Villanova University in the fall to study communications, is the founder of the Cold Spring Breast Cancer Walk, which has raised more than $23,000 for research since 2017. Sixteen other students from Carmel, Mahopac, Brewster and Putnam Valley high schools were also recognized. Artifacts Donated to Garrison School Revolutionary War buttons and musket ball ana Linck, an archeologist and preservationist who D years ago excavated an American officer’s button, a private’s button, glass shards, a musket ball and buckshot dating to the Revolutionary War in what is now the Gar- rison School Forest, has donated the items to the school for study and display. Ashley Haines (center) with Haldane superintendent On April 4, Christopher Caliendo, who teaches history Philip Benante and high school principal Julia Sniffen and social science in the middle school, hiked with seven students — Caitlin Liu, Aidan Sabatini, John Mangan, Gabe Lunin-Pack, Lena Singer-Delius, Tozai Kawabata and Jude were found and plotted its coordinates. The team will Morrison — to the South Redoubt to meet Linck and rep- research and describe each artifact for a display at the resentatives from the Fort Montgomery State Historic Site. school as well as a “traveling museum” to share with the Garrison students take measurements at the South After Linck explained the history of the redoubt, the primary grades, Caliendo said. Linck also plans to return Redoubt encampment. Photos provided students measured the encampment where the items later this month to talk to the middle-school classes.

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bby Marshall, a New York City resident who has been a coach for A the Haldane school chess team since 2016, has reached the rank of “chess master.” Only “international master” and “grandmaster” are higher. What fuels your passion for the game? I started playing in kindergarten — I always wanted to beat the next strongest kid. I love how there are always deeper levels to the game. Whenever I feel like I know a lot, I hang out with stronger play- A young challenger takes on Marshall on March 30 at a Haldane tournament. Photo by M. Turton ers and realize I don’t know anything. draining to sit there for five or six hours. named Ksun. We’d always face each other Battery: Lining up two pieces that How do you prepare for a You feel like you’ve run a marathon. You at the Ohio state championships and at move similarly, like a queen and rook tournament? need to have the energy to do that. the nationals. He usually beat me, but I or queen and bishop. I study the other players, their openings. Do you enjoy beating certain won a couple of times. Blockade: Placing a piece in the path of a I do a lot of chess tactics, study typical sit- “passed pawn” to keep it from promoting. players more than others? uations, find the best move. I also run and (Continued on Page 22) lift weights. It’s good to be in shape. It’s I’d say so. One of my earliest rivals was Blunder: A bad move that turns a win into a loss or draw, or a draw into a loss.

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Haldane Baseball Defeats Schechter But Falls at Ardsley are still having fun.” Haldane, which dropped an 11-0 decision Coach: 2-5 squad ‘a Dan Santos went 2-for-2 at the plate to pull all the facets of the game together. to Putnam Valley on April 12, was scheduled in the loss. “We hit the ball, but we just When we do, we’re a good team. But when to host Riverside on Saturday, April 20, at little inconsistent’ couldn’t string hits together,” said Man- we’re not, it falls apart on us. But the guys noon and Peekskill on Monday at 4:30 p.m. ager Simon Dudar. On the mound, “Alden By Skip Pearlman may have been in the zone a little too much early on, but they are a good-hitting team.” he Haldane High School baseball At Schechter, in Hartsdale, Dobosz team struggled on Tuesday (April earned the win, allowing two earned runs T 16) on the road, falling behind ear- in five innings. Hotaling pitched two in- ly in a 13-2 setback at Ardsley. The Blue nings of relief, and went 2-for-4 with Devils had notched their second win of a homer and a double at the plate. Kole the season the previous Thursday with a Bolte and Matt Mikalsen each went 2-for- 7-2 decision at Schechter. 4 with one RBI, and John Bradley was In Tuesday’s five-inning loss at Ardsley 2-for-3. Freshman Blake Bolte also came (5-2-1), the Class A Panthers jumped on up with his first varsity hit. Haldane starter Alden Dobosz and scored After seven games, there’s visible prog- An Ardsley runner beats the tag at the plate by Haldane all their runs in the first three innings. ress, although the team remains “a little Adam Hotaling came on in relief to pitch catcher John Bradley. inconsistent,” Dudar said. “We’re trying Photo by S. Pearlman two scoreless frames for Haldane (2-5).